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This study has aimed to investigate how urban transformation, particularly

densification, is received by the inhabitants. For this essay, the district of Ålidhem in

the city of Umeå has been investigated. The method has been qualitative in the form

of partly a field study of the district to investigate what kind of densification that has

been done, partly an interview study with the inhabitants of Ålidhem to investigate

their view of the changes. This essay is also based on the comprehensive plan for

Umeå municipality, as well as other literature and studies of densification in Umeå

municipality, but also nationally. Goals and legislation that concerns Swedish urban

construction has been explored to investigate its influence on densification projects

in Umeå. The two studies performed in this essay has been compared to the previous

studies to make a conclusion.

The result shows that there are several examples of densification projects in Sweden

that have affected the social sustainability positively in each of the concerned

districts. The examples can be compared to the densification in Ålidhem. When it

comes to the field study, it shows that the district of Ålidhem has been densified in

several ways. The interview study, as well as previous studies, conclude that the

densification actions has been successful and something that the inhabitants

appreciate.